Enneagram: The Ultimate Guide
Enneagram
The Ultimate Guide
Welcome to the ultimate guide on Enneagram!
Recently, there has been a lot of renewed interest in the traditional system of the Enneagram. It has gained popularity in the business management, spirituality, and coaching industries because of the insights it provides.
But what is an Enneagram and how do you use it?
If you are swamped by the amount of information around you and don’t know where to start reading, look no further.
So if you want to:
- Learn about the Enneagram and its personality types
- Learn how to use the Enneagram to understand your clients better
- Guide your clients to better solutions with the help of detailed insights
- Help your clients identify their patterns and improve their lives
Then you’ll love this in-depth guide to understanding the Enneagram.
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Chapter 4
Uses of the Enneagram
Chapter 5
Drawbacks of the Enneagram
Chapter 1
The Fundamentals
In this chapter, I will cover a few of the main aspects of the Enneagram, including its definition, origins, and history.
These fundamentals will help you understand the Enneagram better, and are crucial in learning how to use the tool with your clients in your coaching practice.
Let’s jump right in!
What is the Enneagram?
The Enneagram is a psycho-spiritual model of the human psyche; it is a system of nine interconnected personality types.
People are classified into one of these nine types, also called ‘enneatypes’, based on their inherent personality traits, characteristics, and upbringing.
Each of these nine enneatypes has mental, emotional, and behavioral patterns that guide how a person deals with the world.
The Enneagram is a powerful self-awareness tool that can help us get to know ourselves better, and change the habits that hold us back from reaching our full potential.
The Enneagram can give us helpful insights about ourselves and the people around us, and guide us on our journeys to self-discovery and growth.
Origins and History of the Enneagram
The Enneagram is made up of two Greek words — ἐννέα [ennéa] meaning "nine" and γράμμα [grámma] meaning something "written" or "drawn" or, simply, a figure.
The exact origin of the Enneagram, however, is a matter of dispute.
Ideas similar to the Enneagram of personality date as far back as the 4th century, but the theories of the modern Enneagram were first developed only in the 1950s
Many names are associated with the development of the modern Enneagram.
George Gurdjieff, a Russian philosopher, is credited with coming up with the name ‘enneagram’ and for popularizing the use of the enneagram figure.
But it is Oscar Ichazo, the Bolivian philosopher, who is widely recognized as being the main source of the modern Enneagram.
He assigned the different personality types to each of the nine positions in the diagram.
Ichazo based the Enneagram on his self-development teachings — mainly those of ego-fixations, holy ideas, passions, and virtues. It formed a part of his larger body of work that he termed ‘Protoanalysis’.
Along with developing the contemporary Enneagram system, Ichazo is also credited for coining the term ‘Enneagram of Personality’.
Claudio Naranjo, one of Ichazo’s students, also played a major role in creating and popularizing the modern Enneagram.
Naranjo further developed and began teaching his own understanding of the Enneagram in the United States in the 1970s.
He integrated Ichazo’s Enneagram with new developments in psychology and defined the nine types in psychological terms.
Don Richard Riso, Russ Hudson, Helen Palmer, Elizabeth Wagele, and Eli Jaxon-Bear also made major contributions to the development and popularization of the Enneagram.
Chapter 2
The Enneagram Model
The Enneagram is a tool that has a lot to offer anyone willing to understand its intricacies.
In this chapter, I will be telling you about the Enneagram figure, the nine personality types, the elements of the Enneagram.
